Nantasket Roads is a cultural feature (channel) in Norfolk County. The primary coordinates for Nantasket Roads places it within the MA 02191 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Nantasket Roads |
Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Cultural |
Class: | Channel |
Description: | Extends NE between Rainsford, Georges, Brewster Islands and Peddocks Island, and Windmill Point and Point Allerton connecting Quincy Bay with Massachusetts Bay 1 mi N of Hull; Cities of Boston and Quincy and Town of Hull. |
History: | "Nantasket is an Indian word meaning ""Place of low-ebb tide"" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)." |
County: | Norfolk County |
Latitude: | 42.3084322 |
Longitude: | -70.9328249 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nantasket Roads: Nantasket Roads.
Hull, MA
(1.4 miles ESE) Hingham, MA (5.1 miles SSE) Winthrop Town city, MA (5.1 miles NNW) Quincy, MA (5.3 miles SW) Weymouth Town city, MA (7.1 miles S) |
Boston, MA
(7.4 miles WNW) Chelsea, MA (7.7 miles NW) Revere, MA (8 miles NNW) Milton, MA (8 miles WSW) Braintree Town city, MA (8.1 miles SSW) |
Pemberton, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Fort Andrews, MA (< 0.1 mile) Fort Warren, MA (< 0.1 mile) Stony Beach, MA (1.4 miles E) Fort Revere, MA (1.4 miles E) |
Fort Duvall, MA
(1.9 miles ESE) Allerton, MA (2.4 miles E) Windemere, MA (2.4 miles E) Bayside, MA (2.7 miles ESE) Houghs Neck, MA (3.1 miles SSW) |